Please find Villa Virago's 2008 foaling schedule below. Babies will be added to our foals page as they are born. Please check back soon for updates!
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Purebred Andalusian
Mestino R (PSP) x Dominga R (PSP), Due May 2008
~This foal is by the rare Chestnut Pure Spanish Portuguese Andalusian stallion, Mestino, who won the Gold Medal Movement award at both IALHA Region II shows in 2007, and is out of the Buckskin Pure Spanish Portuguese Andalusian mare, Dominga R, who was Champion Jr Mare in 2006. * photo permissions Rhonda Dejong.
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Reno Cabrieto R (PSP) x Spruceview Lluviosa (PRE), Due May 2008
~This foal is by the 16.2H Black Pure Spanish Portuguese Andalusian stallion, Reno Cabrieto R, who has won Reserve Champion at both IALHA Region II shows in 2007, 2003 Champion Jr stallion and the Gold Medal movement award at Puyallop, WA, and have received dressage scores in the upper 60% at first level, and is out of the Black Pura Raza Espanola mare, Spruceview Lluviosa.* photo permissions Rhonda Dejong.
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Purebred Arabian
Danseurs Rafiq (SE,AK) x SHY Khalik (SE, AK) Due June 2008, this foal will be available for purchase.
AHA Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated
~This foal is by the 15.2H Straight Egyptian, Al Khamsa, Asil stallion Danseurs Rafiq, who was the Region 8 Xmas show stallion halter champion. Rafiq is by legendary stallion El Hadiyyah, who himself has is a many time over Class A halter champion and out of a mare who has been recently exported to Israel. The foal is out of the wonderfully bred mare, SHY Khalik, who is by the Reserve Junior Champion Stallion of Israel winner, Ben Malik, and out of an own daughter of the famous stallion Tammen. *photos Images By Lockridge.
Please find Villa Virago's 2009 planned breedings below. Foals may be available in-utero for a discounted price. Please inquire for details.
Hispano Arabe
Famoso D (PRE) x SHS Maar Venus (SE,AK)
Will be AHA Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated and International Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Association Futurity Nominated
~This foal will be by the Pura Raza Espanola, Cria Approved stallion, Famoso D, who is known
throughout Southern California for his High School exhibitions, movie and print ad work, parades,
and most of all his EXTRAORDINARY temperament. Last year Famoso was chosen to work with pop-icon Madonna and film footage of the two of them opened her 2006 World Tour. He is a regular ambassador for the Andalusian Breed at such events as the Tournament of Roses Parade, Equine Affaire, the Hollywood Parade, and the Fiesta of the Spanish Horse. The foal will be out the extremely athletic Straight Egyptian, Al Khamsa purebred Arabian mare, SHS Maar Venus. This mare is currently competing in endurance and lower level dressage and has an extremely worthy Egyptian pedigree with greats such as El Halimaar, Ibn Morafic, and Imperial Immarouf all within three generations.
